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Distal tibial plating system

a technology of tibial bone and plate, which is applied in the field of system and method of surgery, can solve problems such as compression and healing of fractures

Active Publication Date: 2019-09-05
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC
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This patent describes a system for treating fractures in bones. The system includes a bone plate and a backpack. The bone plate has a base with several rows of holes for inserting fasteners, while the shaft of the plate has additional holes. The backpack can be temporarily attached to the base and provide a trajectory for inserting the fasteners. The system also includes stabilization systems and components for installing the system. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a reliable and effective method for stabilizing fractured bones.

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During treatment, one or more screws are placed on either side of a fracture, thereby causing compression and healing of the fracture.

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[0076]FIGS. 1 and 3-15 disclose an anterolateral bone plate system 100 (“system 100”) in accordance with a Referring to FIGS. 1-2A, system 100 is attached to a tibia 50 and is contoured to fit along the anterior-lateral portion of the tibia 50 along the syndesmosis 52 and the interosseous ligament 54 and extend onto the anterior portion of the tibia 50 (FIG. 1). The syndesmosis is a ligamentous attachment between the fibula 56 and the tibia 50 (See FIGS. 2 and 2A). An anterolateral bone plate 102 of system 100 is specific to the left and right tibia.

[0077]Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the bone plate 102 has a plurality of through holes formed therein for receiving fasteners, wherein at least some of the fasteners received therein are locking fasteners. The bone plate 102 comprises an inferior end 104 having a base portion 106 and a superior end 108 having a shaft portion 110. The bone plate 102 is multi-planar, with the shaft portion 110 extending generally in a singular plane, while...

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[0090]FIGS. 16-26 disclose a bone plate system 200 (“system 200”) in accordance with a System 200 includes a medial bone plate 202 that is contoured to fit along the medial portion of the tibia 50 (FIGS. 16 and 19). Bone plate 202 of system 200 is specific to the left and right tibia. The medial distal tibia 50 is an area of little soft tissue coverage and is by far one of the most challenging areas to treat pilon fractures from. The thickness of the plate 202 is minimal to reduce soft tissue irritation and failure.

[0091]Referring to FIG. 17 the bone plate 202 has a plurality of through holes formed therein for receiving fasteners, wherein at least some of the fasteners received therein are locking fasteners. The bone plate 202 comprises an inferior end 204 having a base portion 206 and a superior end 208 having a shaft portion 210. The bone plate 202 has a curvature as shown in FIG. 19, to accommodate the curvature of the inferior end of the tibia 50.

[0092]The body 202 extends alo...

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[0106]FIGS. 27-33 disclose a bone plate system 300 (“system 300”) in accordance with a System 300 includes a posterior bone plate 302 that is contoured to fit along the posterior portion of the tibia 50 (FIGS. 27 and 28). Bone plate302 of system 300 is interchangeable for left-leg and right-leg tibias 50.

[0107]Referring to FIGS. 29 and 30, the bone plate 302 has a plurality of through holes formed therein for receiving fasteners, wherein at least some of the fasteners received therein are locking fasteners. The bone plate 302 comprises an inferior end 304 having a base portion 306 and a superior end 308 having a shaft portion 310. As shown in FIG. 30, the bone plate 302 is multi-planar, with the most superior end of the shaft portion 310 extending generally in a singular plane, while the most inferior end of the shaft portion 310 is curved away from the plane and extends across more than one plane. The curvature of the most inferior end of the shaft portion 310 relative to the most...

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Abstract

Systems for treating bone fractures are disclosed. Exemplary systems may include a backpack and one or more bone plates for engaging bone members. The backpack may be configured to be temporarily attached to the bone plate in order to provide trajectories for fasteners received by the bone plate. The bone plates can receive one or more screws to secure the bone plates to an underlying bone member. The one or more screws can be inserted into bone plate holes that can be considered locking or non-locking. The bone plates described herein can have particular combinations of locking and / or non-locking holes. Additional bone plate holes can be used to accept sutures, K-wire, or other instrumentation.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15 / 910,041 filed on Mar. 2, 2018, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present disclosure relates to surgical devices, systems, and methods, and more particularly, stabilization systems including plates, for example, for trauma applications.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Bone fractures can be healed using plating systems. During treatment, one or more screws are placed on either side of a fracture, thereby causing compression and healing of the fracture. There is a need for improved plating systems as well as mechanisms for accurate use of the plating systems.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0004]This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features o...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B17/80
CPCA61B17/8061A61B17/8014A61B17/8625A61B2017/564A61B17/8033A61B17/8057A61B17/8085A61B17/1728A61B17/1615
Inventor LAIRD, JR., DAVIDBADA, ALEX
Owner GLOBUS MEDICAL INC